Every sprinkler system is built from the same basic parts. Knowing what each one does makes it much easier to understand a diagnosis or a repair quote.
Control
- Controller (cost guide)
- Transformer
- Rain sensor
- Soil sensor
- Flow sensor
- Wiring (cost guide)
- Common wire (cost guide)
- Waterproof connector
Valves
Heads
- Sprinkler head (cost guide)
- Rotor (cost guide)
- Spray body
- Nozzle
- Swing joint
Water supply & backflow
- Backflow preventer (cost guide)
- PVB (pressure vacuum breaker)
- RPZ (reduced pressure zone)
- Double-check assembly
- Pressure regulator
- Pump (cost guide)
- Pump-start relay
Pipe & drip
- PVC pipe
- Poly pipe
- Funny pipe
- Drip tubing
- Emitter
- Filter
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